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Dozens of MTR staff are positioned around Admiralty station to point passengers in the right direction.
Dozens of MTR staff are positioned around Admiralty station to point passengers in the right direction.
Railway enthusiasts, including students, had lined up overnight at Exhibition Centre station despite light rain to be among the first to board.
Railway enthusiasts, including students, had lined up overnight at Exhibition Centre station despite light rain to be among the first to board.
Combined effects of slower global demand, disruptions in cross-border trade and the pandemic took their toll on city, government economist says.
Combined effects of slower global demand, disruptions in cross-border trade and the pandemic took their toll on city, government economist says.
‘The crowd is almost back to pre-pandemic levels and business is almost 70 per cent better than last year,’ says a flower shop owner.
‘The crowd is almost back to pre-pandemic levels and business is almost 70 per cent better than last year,’ says a flower shop owner.
Third round of campaign offering free tours and staycation discounts to more than 80,000 residents was initially suspended during fifth wave of infections.
Third round of campaign offering free tours and staycation discounts to more than 80,000 residents was initially suspended during fifth wave of infections.
City has ended entry ban on foreigners, but non-resident visitors and returning locals must spend seven days in compulsory quarantine.
City has ended entry ban on foreigners, but non-resident visitors and returning locals must spend seven days in compulsory quarantine.
Battery-powered double-decker bus from Bravo Transport can accommodate 113 passengers and could be ready for service by midyear.
Battery-powered double-decker bus from Bravo Transport can accommodate 113 passengers and could be ready for service by midyear.
KMB aims to run a fully electric fleet eventually, will stop buying diesel-powered buses from 2030.
KMB aims to run a fully electric fleet eventually, will stop buying diesel-powered buses from 2030.
Schools hand out virus test kits, those who test positive or are close contacts of Covid-19 patients to sit exams at Penny’s Bay facility.
Schools hand out virus test kits, those who test positive or are close contacts of Covid-19 patients to sit exams at Penny’s Bay facility.
Bookings at premises from beauty parlours to restaurants and cinemas surge as residents embrace a return to some semblance of normal life.
Bookings at premises from beauty parlours to restaurants and cinemas surge as residents embrace a return to some semblance of normal life.
Many operators have had employees change jobs or switch industries during coronavirus shutdown.
Many operators have had employees change jobs or switch industries during coronavirus shutdown.
Enthusiasm precedes easing of social-distancing rules on April 21, with residents starved of leisure activities eager to take advantage of the four-day break.
Enthusiasm precedes easing of social-distancing rules on April 21, with residents starved of leisure activities eager to take advantage of the four-day break.
Residents can get cash rebates, dining coupons and other benefits when making purchases at malls run by Sun Hung Kai Properties and Sino Group.
Residents can get cash rebates, dining coupons and other benefits when making purchases at malls run by Sun Hung Kai Properties and Sino Group.
City leader Carrie Lam says health authorities slow to adopt traditional Chinese medicine due to predominance of Western treatments among public health sector.
City leader Carrie Lam says health authorities slow to adopt traditional Chinese medicine due to predominance of Western treatments among public health sector.
The staff members, recruited from the local Indonesian, Filipino and Pakistani communities, help patients who are not comfortable communicating in English or Cantonese.
The staff members, recruited from the local Indonesian, Filipino and Pakistani communities, help patients who are not comfortable communicating in English or Cantonese.
Ticket prices will remain the same based on a mechanism that calculates fare levels.
Ticket prices will remain the same based on a mechanism that calculates fare levels.
While many residents changed their flight and hotel bookings to take advantage of a shorter quarantine, others worried about ‘fast-changing policies’
While many residents changed their flight and hotel bookings to take advantage of a shorter quarantine, others worried about ‘fast-changing policies’
Owners who test positive for Covid-19 say they worry about arranging for pet care, backup plans if they have to be sent to an isolation facility.
Owners who test positive for Covid-19 say they worry about arranging for pet care, backup plans if they have to be sent to an isolation facility.
However, Financial Secretary Paul Chan has not provided an exact date, citing manpower limitations and the fact that most places where Hongkongers might spend the handouts are closed.
However, Financial Secretary Paul Chan has not provided an exact date, citing manpower limitations and the fact that most places where Hongkongers might spend the handouts are closed.
The restrictions apply to a handful of staple foods, daily necessities and over-the-counter medications.
The restrictions apply to a handful of staple foods, daily necessities and over-the-counter medications.
Customers formed at supermarkets across the city and others queued up online amid fears of a lockdown during proposed universal testing in March.
Customers formed at supermarkets across the city and others queued up online amid fears of a lockdown during proposed universal testing in March.
Private flat owners worry large shaft to be dug smack in their ‘rest garden’ will be a pain to live with.
Private flat owners worry large shaft to be dug smack in their ‘rest garden’ will be a pain to live with.
Commerce chief Edward Yau says government has sent a list of needed supplies to Chinese authorities to fight escalating outbreak.
Commerce chief Edward Yau says government has sent a list of needed supplies to Chinese authorities to fight escalating outbreak.
Longest waiting time, at every 12 minutes, will be for trains running between Tiu Keng Leng and Lohas Park stations on the Tseung Kwan O line on weekends and public holidays.
Longest waiting time, at every 12 minutes, will be for trains running between Tiu Keng Leng and Lohas Park stations on the Tseung Kwan O line on weekends and public holidays.
Survey by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists finds 80 per cent of vaccine-hesitant parents of young children are concerned by possible side effects, death.
Survey by the Society of Hospital Pharmacists finds 80 per cent of vaccine-hesitant parents of young children are concerned by possible side effects, death.
Electronics repairman, 32, allegedly encouraged Covid-19 patients to ‘go on a blue shop day tour’ in post on local forum.
Electronics repairman, 32, allegedly encouraged Covid-19 patients to ‘go on a blue shop day tour’ in post on local forum.
Families, elderly couples and even a few mainland students studying in the city wait hours to cross into Shenzhen in bid to escape the rising wave of infections.
Families, elderly couples and even a few mainland students studying in the city wait hours to cross into Shenzhen in bid to escape the rising wave of infections.
In the wake of new restrictions on dine-in services in restaurants, delivery services Foodpanda and Deliveroo, and mall operators Sun Hung Kai and Chinese Estates Holdings are among those dangling discounts to draw in displaced diners.
In the wake of new restrictions on dine-in services in restaurants, delivery services Foodpanda and Deliveroo, and mall operators Sun Hung Kai and Chinese Estates Holdings are among those dangling discounts to draw in displaced diners.
Food and beverage sector representatives say their industry will be the ‘biggest victim’, predicting billions in losses, but gym operators, massage parlours and concert organisers are all poised to feel the pinch as well.
Food and beverage sector representatives say their industry will be the ‘biggest victim’, predicting billions in losses, but gym operators, massage parlours and concert organisers are all poised to feel the pinch as well.
Tuesday’s first-dose daily rate of 18,013 hits four-month high, with many choosing Sinovac jab out of concern over stronger side effects from BioNTech vaccine.
Tuesday’s first-dose daily rate of 18,013 hits four-month high, with many choosing Sinovac jab out of concern over stronger side effects from BioNTech vaccine.